“The wider the cone-angle the better,” said Pascoe, who used a touchpad screen to personalize his LX-6. “I needed to have it.”

Pascoe said the best feature about his electronic wonder from MarCum Technologies is, “You can use it through ice or on a boat,” he said. “You can use it for all seasons.”

The LX-6 includes water column vertical, vertical zoom, flasher dial, traditional widescreen graph and all combinations. It has a customized on-screen dashboard that displays information such as digital depth, battery voltage and interference rejection. Also, a switchable 8- and 20-degree transducer gives you two sonar units in one, according to the company website.

Pascoe said ice fisherman may sit for a long time at one augured hole waiting for a bite. But his LX-6 tells him otherwise.

“The flashing helps out because you know you are in a dead hole right away,” Pascoe said. “Some people may not be able to afford it (Pascoe said he paid $499). But I like it because it’s lightweight, easy to carry, and you can hole-hop easy with it.”

For more information, visit www.MarCumtech.com or give Sportsmen’s Direct a call at 586-741-6052.